CygnusMaximus
@cygnusmaximus.bsky.social
He/Him. Leftist nerd in a red state. Trekkie. Single dad to 3. Dog owner. ExMormon/Atheist. hEDS person. Amateur bagpiper.
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
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Avigdor Liberman is a member of the Knesset, by the way.
This has always been OUR genocide. Israel doesn't control us and never has. We control Israel.
This has always been OUR genocide. Israel doesn't control us and never has. We control Israel.
October 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Avigdor Liberman is a member of the Knesset, by the way.
This has always been OUR genocide. Israel doesn't control us and never has. We control Israel.
This has always been OUR genocide. Israel doesn't control us and never has. We control Israel.
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Honestly it's more than a little frustrating that a prominent Israeli politician just told one of the most hawkish Israeli media publications that the United States dictates Isrseli strikes in an ongoing genocide and it is getting absolutely zero attention.
Avigdor Liberman is a member of the Knesset, by the way.
This has always been OUR genocide. Israel doesn't control us and never has. We control Israel.
This has always been OUR genocide. Israel doesn't control us and never has. We control Israel.
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Honestly it's more than a little frustrating that a prominent Israeli politician just told one of the most hawkish Israeli media publications that the United States dictates Isrseli strikes in an ongoing genocide and it is getting absolutely zero attention.
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the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
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Help Kerry get a medical service pupper!!
ok confession time
I’ve been in the ICU for most of the last week & I’m struggling so so so hard
the doctor has suggested I
get a dog to help me, but I cannot afford the cost of a hypoallergenic dog, let alone the cost of a service dog
do we think this is even worth the attempt to fundraise? y/n
I’ve been in the ICU for most of the last week & I’m struggling so so so hard
the doctor has suggested I
get a dog to help me, but I cannot afford the cost of a hypoallergenic dog, let alone the cost of a service dog
do we think this is even worth the attempt to fundraise? y/n
October 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Help Kerry get a medical service pupper!!
Just something for advertisers to consider:
Over a decade ago, I sat down to stream a show when streaming was still somewhat new, and it started with a few-second blurb that said "This program is brought to you ad-free by Visa." And there were no other ads.
I *still* think about that.
Over a decade ago, I sat down to stream a show when streaming was still somewhat new, and it started with a few-second blurb that said "This program is brought to you ad-free by Visa." And there were no other ads.
I *still* think about that.
October 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Just something for advertisers to consider:
Over a decade ago, I sat down to stream a show when streaming was still somewhat new, and it started with a few-second blurb that said "This program is brought to you ad-free by Visa." And there were no other ads.
I *still* think about that.
Over a decade ago, I sat down to stream a show when streaming was still somewhat new, and it started with a few-second blurb that said "This program is brought to you ad-free by Visa." And there were no other ads.
I *still* think about that.
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We need to address the Republican health care crisis. They ripped health care away from MILLIONS of Americans earlier this year — and now they want to raise health care costs for millions more.
abcnews.go.com/Health/affor...
abcnews.go.com/Health/affor...
How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown
As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies.
abcnews.go.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We need to address the Republican health care crisis. They ripped health care away from MILLIONS of Americans earlier this year — and now they want to raise health care costs for millions more.
abcnews.go.com/Health/affor...
abcnews.go.com/Health/affor...
"We will hunt down the founders and leaders of common decency and bring down that organization from the top to the bottom!"
That's how stupid all this antifa screeching sounds. Fascists are surprisingly dumb.
That's how stupid all this antifa screeching sounds. Fascists are surprisingly dumb.
October 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"We will hunt down the founders and leaders of common decency and bring down that organization from the top to the bottom!"
That's how stupid all this antifa screeching sounds. Fascists are surprisingly dumb.
That's how stupid all this antifa screeching sounds. Fascists are surprisingly dumb.
![[profile picture showing the face of a white man in a dark hat] Jim Wright
"When this is over, we need to seriously implement Nuremberg style trials.
"And I'm not talking just the obvious fascism, but the lunacy that just ended research into mRNA protocols that could have CURED ALZHEIMERS. Along with a number of cancers and many, many infectious diseases. This is more than criminal, it's crime against all of humanity. It's crime against the future
"You have no idea how much I despise what this political party and their miserable ideology have become."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:45vy4imxogul6jf4ftnuitqc/bafkreie44pqufh6zxiarvkxgwhmrfqkazjaoomzrbbzbcid3ap5keu6ab4@jpeg)
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“Goering shouted, ‘This [the Reichstag fire] is the beginning of the Communist revolution! We must not wait a minute. We will show no mercy. Every Communist official must be shot, where he is found. Every Communist deputy must this very night be strung up.’”
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, p 139
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, p 139
October 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Goering shouted, ‘This [the Reichstag fire] is the beginning of the Communist revolution! We must not wait a minute. We will show no mercy. Every Communist official must be shot, where he is found. Every Communist deputy must this very night be strung up.’”
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, p 139
- Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, p 139
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So one day after YouTube pays a $25M settlement to Trump, I get notice that they’re canceling Univision?
October 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
So one day after YouTube pays a $25M settlement to Trump, I get notice that they’re canceling Univision?
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I'll put this marker down now: if we go into a shutdown and Dems actually hold the line and don't immediately cave, their poll numbers will go up
90% of the reason their numbers are so low with non-Rs is they've managed exactly zero concrete opposition so far
90% of the reason their numbers are so low with non-Rs is they've managed exactly zero concrete opposition so far
"Dems will get blamed for a shutdown" as opposed to what, all the friendly coverage and positive credit they'd get for caving yet again? This whole premise is built on a delusion about what the alternative is. There's no cowering in the corner and being so inoffensive they won't still attack you.
September 30, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I'll put this marker down now: if we go into a shutdown and Dems actually hold the line and don't immediately cave, their poll numbers will go up
90% of the reason their numbers are so low with non-Rs is they've managed exactly zero concrete opposition so far
90% of the reason their numbers are so low with non-Rs is they've managed exactly zero concrete opposition so far
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Im working on this Over the Garden Wall diorama right now for fall (gonna just a bit of snow later)
September 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Im working on this Over the Garden Wall diorama right now for fall (gonna just a bit of snow later)
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I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...
September 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...
Anti-fascism runs in my family.
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Anti-fascism runs in my family.
Nobody should be subjected to this kind of senseless violence. My heart goes out to those in Grand Blanc who have been affected by this horrific attack.
I hope my LDS friends and neighbors will join me in demanding legislative action putting preventive safeguards on firearm ownership and possession.
I hope my LDS friends and neighbors will join me in demanding legislative action putting preventive safeguards on firearm ownership and possession.
At least 2 dead and 8 others wounded after shooting and fire at Michigan church | CNN
At least on person was killed and nine others wounded in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, according to police. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Nobody should be subjected to this kind of senseless violence. My heart goes out to those in Grand Blanc who have been affected by this horrific attack.
I hope my LDS friends and neighbors will join me in demanding legislative action putting preventive safeguards on firearm ownership and possession.
I hope my LDS friends and neighbors will join me in demanding legislative action putting preventive safeguards on firearm ownership and possession.
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A pop up box on Tylenol dot com
September 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A pop up box on Tylenol dot com
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Tylenol is about to own the United States after they are through with these bozos in court holy shit.
September 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Tylenol is about to own the United States after they are through with these bozos in court holy shit.
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We're at the point where the Trump does something worse than Watergate daily, often multiple times a day. And none of it makes news; it's just normal now.
In a less insane time, if it was discovered that the President of the United States said this privately to their AG, it would’ve triggered an all-encompassing, impeachable corruption scandal.
Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.
Here, Trump is saying it publicly and it’s just another Saturday.
September 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We're at the point where the Trump does something worse than Watergate daily, often multiple times a day. And none of it makes news; it's just normal now.
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BREAKING: Trump's border czar Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: Trump's border czar Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...